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高考英语一轮复习单元达标能力测试十一Unit11TheMedia
高考英语一轮复习单元达标能力测试(十一)
Unit11TheMedia
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第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)(略)
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第一节(共15小题:
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A
Evenifyoudon’thavetowork,eatorsleep,youwon’tbeabletogetthroughallinformationonblogsandsocialnetworks.Theproblemwefaceisthatmuchofthisinformationseemsveryinterestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistracts(分心)usfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.Worsestill,whenwespendlotsoftimeconsuminginformationfromoursocialmediastreams,wemayfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatwe’redoingandwehaveatendencytoforgetwhatwehaveconsumedanyway.
AnewstudyfromSweden’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologyhasfoundthattoomuchsocialmediaexposureactuallyreducesyourabilitytoprocessinformationanddepletesyourshorttermworkingmemory.
Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilterinformationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.ErikFransén,aprofessorinComputerScienceatKTHandtheleaderofthisnewstudyonsocialmediaoverloadsaysthiscanexplainwhyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginstofailwhenweattempttostuffmoreinformationintheworkingmemory.
Infact,whenyoutrytoprocesstheinformationlikespeechorvideo,youaregoingtoneedpartlythesamesystemofworkingmemory,soyouarereducingyourownworkingmemorycapacity.Andwhenyoutrytostoremanythingsinyourworkingmemory,yougetlessgoodatprocessinginformation.
Itistheperiodsofdowntimeofyourbrain—preferablydisconnectedfromthedistractionsofyourcomputerorsmartphone—thatareneededformemoryconsolidationandtransferringimportantinformationtoyourexposuretonewinformation.Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendafewminuteslisteningtomusic.Thiswillhelpyouimproveyourcapacitytoprocessinformationandincreaseyourproductivity.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediaoverloadfromParagraph1?
A.Itdistractsourattention.
B.Itisbeneficialtous.
C.Itbringsuswhateverwewant.
D.Itkeepsusinformedofeverything.
2.Whydoesyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginfallsometimes?
A.Muchoftheinformationisunimportant.
B.Youdon’tmakethemostofyourbrain.
C.You’relessgoodatprocessinginformation.
D.Yourworkingmemoryisalimitedresource.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downtime”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Support.B.Relaxation.
C.Increase.D.Loss.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了社交媒体会给我们提供很多的信息,但这些信息大部分无用且会分散我们的注意力。
而且我们的工作记忆也不是无限的,需要我们整合信息,清空思绪,以便更好地
1.A [细节理解题。
根据第一段第三句“Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistracts(分心)usfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.”可知社交媒体上的信息分散了我们的注意力,故选A。
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2.D [细节理解题。
根据第三段首句“Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilterinformationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.”以及最后一句中的“thiscanexplainwhyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginstofail”可知有时我们处理信息的能力降低是因为我们的工作记忆是有限的,故选D。
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3.B [词义猜测题。
根据最后一段的内容尤其是倒数第二句“Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendafewminuteslisteningtomusic.”清空思绪,完全放松自己,可知这是让大脑放松的时期。
downtime是“放松”的意思,故选B。
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B
Americans,especiallythemillennials(千禧一代),arealwaysglued(固着于)totheirphones.AcommondayoftheaverageuniversitystudentinAmericastartsofflikethis:
analarmclockwakesyouup,whichisquicklyfollowedbycheckingsocialmediasuchasTwitterandFacebook.Onceinclasses,youareagainattractedbyyourbuzzingphoneandaccesstotheInternetratherthanpayattentiontothelecturingprofessor.Thenyouhavelunchwithsomefriends,onlytolookupfromyourscreentorealizethatnoonehassaidawordinfiveminutesandinsteadallarelookingattheirphones.Oncethedayends,youcan'thelpcheckingallformsofsocialmediaagainbeforefinallybeingabletoshutyoureyesonlytorepeatthisviciouscyclethenextday.
Cyberbullying(网络霸凌),aconceptunknownbefore,isnowinfashion.ManyofthemillennialsareusingtheInternettomakejokesaboutotherstopointsofextremes.TheInternetgivescowardsbravery;peoplefeelliketheiractionsandwordshavenobadresultsbecausetheycannotseetheacheitcausesanother.
Millennialsalsothinkthatwhateverinformationshowsupontheirscreensmustbetakenastruth,whetherthematerialisreliable(可靠的)ornot.
Socialmediaisnotallbad,however.Peoplearestillabletousesocialmediatoconnectwithfriendsandfamilywholiveagreatdistanceaway.Withafewclicksofabutton,someonecouldmakeanotherpersonsmile,orgivewordsofhopeandencouragementtoafriendinneed,orevenhelprepairabrokenrelationship.Cyberspaceisavortex(漩涡)thatiseasytogetcaughtupin,butwemustfindabalancetokeepbothfeetinrealitywhiletravelingacrosstheonlineworld.
4.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?
A.Youcan'tbreakawayfromyourphone.
B.Youdecidetogetridofthisbadbehaviorlater.
C.Youreturntogoingcyclingthefollowingday.
D.Youarecaughtinthebusylife.
5.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemillennials?
A.Theyoftenmistakefactsforpersonalopinions.
B.Theyprefertocommunicatefacetoface.
C.Theyareoftenmadefunofinthecyberspace.
D.Theydon'tmaketheirownjudgement.
6.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?
A.Tostatetheilleffectofsocialmedia.
B.Toprovethebenefitofcyberspace.
C.Tosuggestusingthesocialmediawisely.
D.Tointroducethefunctionofphones.
7.Whichwayofusingsocialmediaisadvisedbythewriter?
A.Beinggluedtothephonesallthetime.
B.Promotingrelationships.
C.Losingthemselvesinthecyberspace.
D.Fightingagainstothers.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍美国人,尤其是千禧一代离不开手机。
建议人们明智地使用社交媒体。
4.A [词义猜测题。
根据第一段倒数第二句noonehassaidawordinfiveminutesandinsteadallarelookingattheirphones.在五分钟之内没有一个人说一个单词,相反他们都在看他们的手机。
最后一句Oncethedayends,youcan'thelpcheckingallformsofsocialmediaagainbeforefinallybeingabletoshutyoureyesonlytorepeatthisviciouscyclethenextday.一旦这天结束,在终于能够闭上你的眼睛之前你不能再检查所有形式的社交媒体了,只是在第二天重复这种恶性循环。
由此可知,划线内容的意思是“你不能离开你的电话。
”故选A。
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5.D [推理判断题。
根据第二段Cyberbullying(网络霸凌),aconceptunknownbefore,isnowinfashion.ManyofthemillennialsareusingtheInternettomakejokesaboutotherstopointsofextremes.TheInternetgivescowardsbravery;peoplefeelliketheiractionsandwordshavenobadresultsbecausetheycannotseetheacheitcausesanother.可知,千禧一代不能做出他们自己的判断。
故选D。
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6.C [推理判断题。
根据最后一段第一、二句Socialmediaisnotallbad,however.Peoplearestillabletousesocialmediatoconnectwithfriendsandfamilywholiveagreatdistanceaway.可知,本文建议人们明智地使用社交媒体。
故选C。
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7.B [推理判断题。
根据最后一段中Peoplearestillabletousesocialmediatoconnectwithfriendsandfamilywholiveagreatdistanceaway.Withafewclicksofabutton,someonecouldmakeanotherpersonsmile,orgivewordsofhopeandencouragementtoafriendinneed,orevenhelprepairabrokenrelationship.可知,社交媒体能够提升人际关系。
故选B。
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C
Theconsumeralwayshashadtobeclever,butwiththeeconomyworseandworse,thestakes(赌注)havebeenraised.Thesharksareoutthereattractingusin,desperateforourmoney.Youcan'tbelieveeverythingyouread,eveninanewspaper.
Ijustsawanairlineadforholidaytravel,promisingmeinVERYLARGEtypethatIcouldgoalmostanywherefor$199.Then,whenIlookedalittlecloser,therewasastarthatreferredmetothetinytypeatthebottomofthepagethatthe$199wasaonewayfare.ButIcouldn'tmakeaonewaytrip.Ihadtobuyaroundtripticket.
Idon'thaveacluewhytheydidn'tjustsaytheroundtripticketwas$398.Infact,Ithinkit'samuchmorepowerfulsellingpoint.Forjustunder$400you'reabletoreturnhomefromaholiday.Whointheirrightmindwouldwantaonewayticket?
Butperhapsthecruelestmarketingtrickdoneonusisthe“caloriesperserving(一份食物的热量)”onfoodpackaging.Foryears,Ilivedhappilywiththebeliefthateachpackagewasaserving.Ididn'trealizethateachboxorbaghadanumberofservingsinit.SoIate.Whoeverbelievedawholebagofpotatochipscouldhaveonly150calories?
Me.Andyes,I'mafool.
ButonceIlearnedthetrickthathadbeenplayedonme,Ibecamebored.Iwouldmultiplythenumberofservingsinthebagwiththecaloriesperserving,quicklyrealizingmillionsofcalorieswerehidinginthosecontainers.
Ifinallycalmedmyselfdownandnowdon'tevenlookatthecaloriesperserving.Itmakeslifeeasier.That'swhymyrecentpurchaseofthefirstboxofholidayeggnog(蛋奶酒)wassuchapleasure.Santacancounttheservings.I'lldrinktillIsleep.Ifonlythatmattress(床垫)wereonsale.
8.Consumersalwayshavehadtobecleverbecause.
A.mostpeoplearelackingmoney
B.newspapersalwaystellfalsestories
C.therearemanyattractivesalesmenaround
D.theyareeasilycheatedbyadsorsomething
9.Intheauthor'sopinion,thepriceof$199was.
A.toohightoaccept
B.reasonabletopay
C.equalto$400inreality
D.notpracticalatall
10.Whydoestheauthorthinkofhimselfasafool?
A.Heatealotoffoodpoorincalories.
B.Hebelievedpotatochipswerehealthyfood.
C.Hethoughteachservinghadfewcalories.
D.Hemistookcaloriesofperservingforeachbag's.
11.What'sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Goodsonsaleareusuallybad.
B.Adstodayarehardtounderstand.